Sanjay Arwade

About

Sanjay Raja Arwade is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, affiliated with the Riccio College of Engineering. His research areas include smart communities and infrastructure, as well as energy, environment, and water. He has been involved in notable projects such as the ARROW Summer Education Accelerator at UMass Amherst and has been recognized with the Riccio College of Engineering’s Outstanding Faculty Award. His expertise has been sought by major media outlets like The New York Times and BBC as an expert commentator on infrastructure issues, including the Baltimore Bridge Collapse. Dr. Arwade holds a BSE in Civil Engineering from Princeton University, an MS and PhD in Civil Engineering from Cornell University, and his professional focus is on advancing civil engineering practices related to infrastructure resilience and sustainability.

Research topics

• Structural engineering
• Engineering
• Physics
• Materials science
• Geology
• Composite material
• Marine engineering
• Mathematics
• Aerospace engineering
• Geometry

Selected publications

• Hurricane eyewall winds and structural response of wind turbines

  Wind energy science · 2020 · 29 citations

  Abstract. This paper describes the analysis of a wind turbine and support structure subject to simulated hurricane wind fields. The hurricane wind fields, which result from a large eddy simulation of a hurricane, exhibit features such as very high gust factors (>1.7), rapid direction changes (30∘ in 30 s), and substantial veer. Wind fields including these features have not previously been used in an analysis of a wind turbine, and their effect on structural loads may be an important driver of…

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• Influence of foundation damping on offshore wind turbine monopile design loads

  Marine Structures · 2022 · 26 citations

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• Wind Fields in Category 1–3 Tropical Cyclones Are Not Fully Represented in Wind Turbine Design Standards

  Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2023-08-10 · 20 citations

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  Abstract Offshore wind energy deployment in the U.S. is expected to increase in the years to come, with proposed wind farm sites located in regions with high risk for tropical cyclones. Yet, the wind turbine design criteria outlined by the International Electrotechnical Commission for extreme events may not account for wind field characteristics unique to tropical cyclones. To evaluate if current design standards capture the extreme conditions of these storms, we perform idealized large‐eddy sim…

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• Shear Properties of Eastern Hemlock with Respect to Fiber Orientation for Use in Cross Laminated Timber

  Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering · 2020 · 18 citations

  Shear properties of the cross layer in cross laminated timber (CLT) panels are critical for design purposes, especially for applications with high concentrated loads and low span-to-depth ratios. Understanding how the shear properties of CLT lamstock vary with respect to fiber orientation—from perpendicular-to-grain (90°) to parallel-to-grain (0°)—can lead to new and innovative panel layups with superior shear performance. In this study, two-plate shear specimens (per the relevant standard) were…

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• Design and analysis of shared anchor layouts for floating wind farms in deep waters

  Ocean Engineering · 2025-01-08 · 10 citations

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Recent grants

• Adaptive Use of Historic Truss Bridges for Civil Engineering Instruction

  NSF · $150k · 2008–2011

• Collaborative Research: Reliability-based Hurricane Risk Assessment for Offshore Wind Farms

  NSF · $147k · 2012–2016

• Collaborative Research: Reconfiguring Steel Structures: Energy Dissipation and Buckling Mitigation Through the Use of Steel Foams

  NSF · $164k · 2010–2013

Frequent coauthors

• Andrew T. Myers

  ORCID

  91 shared

• Jerome F. Hajjar

  Northeastern University

  56 shared

• Wystan Carswell

  47 shared

• Don J. DeGroot

  University of Massachusetts Amherst

  44 shared

• Charles Aubeny

  Texas A&M University

  28 shared

• Ryan D. Beemer

  University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

  23 shared

• Spencer T. Hallowell

  University of Maine

  23 shared

• Peggi L. Clouston

  22 shared

Labs

• Riccio College of EngineeringPI

Awards & honors

• ARROW Holds Summer Education Accelerator at UMass Amherst
• CoE Selects Arwade, Beltramo, and Srimathveeravalli for Its…
• The New York Times and BBC Use CEE’s Sanjay Arwade as Expert…

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